A prolific burglar, who a stole a car which was found in Lincolnshire, was caught after leaving blood at the scene three times.

Steven Craggs, also known as Steven Leach, of no fixed address, was caught out the first time after traces of blood left at a house in Murrow Bank, Murrow matched up on the police system with that of the 42-year-old.

It came after officers were called on November 29 last year to the house after the occupants returned home from work to find their white BMW 640D missing from their driveway.

Inside the couple discovered their house had been broken into and a safe had been taken from the bedroom, which contained possessions worth tens of thousands of pounds.

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Another burglary also took place on February 11, late at night, Craggs smashed his way through a window at a house in Ramper Road, Swavesey, ransacking the master bedroom and filling a pillowcase with jewellery.

Again, drops of blood were found at the scene which came back as a match for Craggs.

He was arrested on February 16 and recalled to prison after having been released at the end of August last year.

He was charged with three counts of burglary and theft.

On Thursday, 4 April, he appeared at Peterborough Crown Court and was sentenced to four years in prison.

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